Atlas of the British Empire. Reproduced from the Original Made for Her Majesty Queen Mary's Dolls House. Stanford, Edward Ltd. Cartographers to the King. [London]. 1924.

Atlas of the British Empire. Reproduced from the Original Made for Her Majesty Queen Mary's Dolls House. Stanford, Edward Ltd. Cartographers to the King. [London]. 1924. Circa 1924. Title page, and contents page (both printed in red and black), followed by 12 double-paged coloured maps. Edward Stanford & Co. printed circular label on verso of front free endpaper. Lithographed Dan & Co. rectangular label on recto of front free endpaper, depicting a dog within a circular frame. Original biscuit brown endpapers (slight damage to upper orner of rear free endpaper). All edges gilt. 35 x 45 mm. Original publisher's full burgundy roan binding with gilt block titling on front cover. Corners very slightly abraded. Tiny crack at top of rear hinge. Dane & Company started as a printing ink company in East London in 1853. Initially supplying the wide variety of presses in the capital city, Dane & Co. went on to earn a fine reputation as a specialist ink company of international renown. Bondy said, "To our knowledge this rare volume is the smallest miniature atlas in existence".Bondy, 153. OCLC, 1098392667. WorldCat locates 2 copies worldwide (British Library and University of Aberdeen).  26 firsts2024